Onion Bottom

Restoration efforts, with USFWS funding support, began in December 1991 with the Onion Bottom site, an area that historically grew mint and onions.  After abandonment, exotic reed canary grass infested the east half, with lowland tree species establishing on the west half.

Breaking/plugging existing agriculture drainage tile lines and installing a passive water control structure restored a more natural hydrology.  This resulted in an 11-acre marsh wetland community.